Works of Art (59)
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The Adams Vase, 1893–95, Paulding Farnham (American), designer; Tiffany & Company (American), manufacturer and retailer, Gold, amethysts, quartzes, spessartites, tourmalines, freshwater pearls, enamel (04.1) |
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Beads, 18th century, Morocco, Fabricated from sheet and set with emeralds and rubies and/or fine garnets (1981.5.18,19) |
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Bona Sforza, Queen of Poland, ca. 1530–40,
Giovanni (Gian) Jacopo (Giacomo) Caraglio (Italian),
Kraków,
Sardonyx with inlaid gold and silver details; mounted as a pendant in gold with enamel, pearl, and ruby (17.190.869) |
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Book Cover with Byzantine Icon of the Crucifixion, Icon carved about 1000, in Constantinople; setting made before 1085, Spanish; From the Convent of Santa Cruz de la Serós, Jaca, Gilded silver on a wood backing, inset with ivory icon, sapphire, glass, and crystal (17.190.134) |
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Bow Brooch with Disk, early 700s, Vendel, Copper alloy with mercury gilding and garnet (47.100.25 ab) |
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Brooch and earrings, 1858–60, Edward Burr (American), Yellow gold, pearls, diamonds, enamel (2000.549a-c) |
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Brooch in the Shape of a Panther, 100–300, Roman, Copper alloy with silver and niello inlays (47.100.18) |
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Brooch, 1868, Tiffany & Company (American), Gold, pearls, black enamel, hair (2000.556) |
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Brooch, ca. 1850, Maker unknown, American, Gold, jet, crystal, hair (2000.557) |
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Brooch, ca. 1882–92,
Jacques & Marcus (American),
New York,
Gold, pearl, demantoid garnets, diamonds (2001.246) |
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Brooch, ca. 1900,
Marcus & Company (American),
Gold, peridot, diamonds, pearls, enamel (2001.238) |
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Brooch, ca. 1900,
Manufacturer: Georges Fouquet (French); Designer: Alphonse Mucha (Czech),
Gold, enamel, mother-of-pearl, opal, emerald, colored stones, gold paint (2003.560) |
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Brooch, necklace, and hair comb, ca. 1905, Florence Koehler (American), Pearls, enamel, gold (pin only: sapphire, emeralds) (52.43.1-.3) |
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Buckle in the Shape of an Eagle, 6th century, Ostrogothic, Gilt silver, garnet (95.15.100a-c) |
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Buckle, 5th century, Eastern Germanic, Gold garnets (1986.341) |
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Buckle, 6th century, Ostrogothic, probably found in Italy, Gilt silver, garnet (95.15.103a,b) |
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Christ Crucified between the Virgin and Saint John, 14th century,
Probably French,
Onyx; mounted, probably a pendant in gold with enamel and rock crystal (40.20.59) |
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Commesso, 1550–55, Reverse after design of Étienne Delaune (French), probably a 19th-century addition, Gold, enamel, jewels, and chalcedony (17.190.907) |
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Congressional presentation sword of Major General John E. Wool, 1854–55,
United States, possibly Baltimore,
Steel, gold, gilded brass, diamonds, rubies, wood, silver, textile (2009.8a–c) |
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Corsage piece, ca. 1880–1900, Tiffany & Company (American), Gold, diamonds (41.84.20a-e) |
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Cup supported by enchained Turk, ca. 1700, German; Frankfurt am Main, Jade (nephrite), aragonate (alabaster), chalcedony, onyx, diamonds, rubies, garnets, silver-gilt, and gold (1975.1.1508) |
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Dagger with jeweled hilt, Mughal period (1526–1858), ca. 1605–27, Northern India, Hilt: gold, rubies, colored glass, blade: crucible steel, scabbard: wood, velvet, gold inset with rubies and colored glass (1984.332) |
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Disk Brooch and Two Pendants, early 600s, Anglo-Saxon; Probably made in Faversham, southeastern England; Found at Teynam, southeastern England, Gold, cells inset with garnets and glass, border inlaid with niello (1987.90.1,2,3) |
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Disk Brooch, 650–725, Frankish; Found in Férebrianges or Petit-Troussy, northern France, Gold sheet with filigree and inlays of garnet, stone, glass, and pearl (17.191.134) |
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Disk Brooch, 675–700, Frankish; Found in Niederbreisig, western Germany, Gold sheet with filigree and inlays of garnet, glass, and mother-of-pearl (17.193.83) |
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Dress ornament, ca. 1923,
Georges Fouquet (French),
Jade, onyx, diamonds, enamel, platinum (2001.723) |
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Earrings, 17th century, Morocco, Fabricated from sheet and wire, engraved, enameled, and set with rubies and emeralds (1981.5.16,17) |
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Emperor Augustus above a Double Capricorn, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.,
Roman,
Sardonyx; later mounted in gold for suspension (29.175.4) |
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Ensemble, 1913,
Paul Poiret (French),
Ivory silk damask, ivory silk net, and ivory China silk with rhinestone trim; ivory silk net with green and black silk gauze, applied tape and rhinestone trim; green and black silk gauze headdress with strands of rhinestones; ivory silk damask shoes (2005.193a–g) |
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Evening jacket, summer 1937,
Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian),
Blue silk velvet, metal, rhinestones, plastic (2009.300.1354) |
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Flask in the shape of a mango, mid-17th century,India,
Rock crystal with insets of gold, enamel, rubies, and emeralds (1993.18) |
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Hair ornament, ca. 1904,
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American),
Silver, enamel, black and pink opals, demantoid garnets (2002.620) |
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Jewel with gold letters spelling amor, mid-15th century,
Franco-Flemish,
Gold, pearls, diamond, emerald paste (57.26.1) |
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Marbled slip ware bowl, Neronian, mid-1st century A.D.,
Roman,
Terracotta (17.194.852) |
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Nécessaire incorporating an automaton watch, ca. 1770–72,
Signed by James Cox (English),
Case: moss agate, mounted in gold and set with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds; silver; and mirror glass; dial: white enamel, with frame pavé set with paste jewels (57.128a–o) |
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Necklace, ca. 1870, Eugène Fontenay (French), Gold, enamel, diamonds (1987.252) |
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Pair of Bird-Shaped Brooches, 550–600, Frankish, Gold sheet, cloisonné cells inset with garnets, glass, and pearl, garnets backed with patterned foil (17.191.164-165) |
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Pair of earrings with snap-on covers, ca. 1882–85,
New York,
Gold, diamond, enamel (2001.234a–d) |
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Pair of gold head ornaments, 18th–19th century, Morocco, Fabricated from sheet and wire, chased, and set with rubies, emeralds, topazes (?), pearls, and glass (65.265.1,2,6,7) |
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Pair of Jeweled Bracelets, 500–700, Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople, Gold, silver, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, glass, quartz, and emerald plasma (17.190.1670, 1671) |
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Pair-case automaton watch, ca. 1770–75,
Signed by James Cox (English),
Outer case: gold, partly enameled and set with gemstones and paste jewels; inner case: gold with casemaker's mark of Peter Mounier (English); dial: white enamel, with frame set with paste jewels; movement: brass, steel, and silver (1977.436.4) |
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Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child, cameo 11th–12th century; Rus' mount 12th–14th century,
Byzantine (Constantinople),
Chalcedony cameo in gold mount with pearls, emeralds, garnets, sapphires, and sardonyx intaglio (2007.9) |
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Picnic basket, Qing dynasty, 19th century, China, Zitan wood with metal corner mounts, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and semiprecious stones (1977.262a-g) |
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Pin, ca. 1890,
Tiffany & Company (American),
New York,
Gold, diamond, enamel (2001.330) |
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Reliquary Cross, ca. 1180,
Made in Limoges, France,
Silver gilt, rock crystal, glass cabochons; wood core (2002.18) |
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Ring Brooch, 1340–49,
German, Middle Rhine,
Gold, spinels, sapphires (2006.257) |
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Saber, 16th century; Ottoman, Turkish, Steel inlaid with gold, precious stones, fishskin (36.25.1297) |
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Saber, 19th century; Ottoman period, Turkish, Steel, gold, diamonds, emeralds, pearls (23.232.2) |
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Saltcellar, mid-13th century, French; Made in Paris, Gold, rock crystal, emeralds, pearls, spinel or balas rubies (1983.434) |
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Shoe Buckle, 400–450, Hunnic or Frankish, Gold, garnets (17.190.697) |
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Silver covers for a gospel, 1691, Signed Astuatsatur Shahamir, Kayseri, Turkey, Gilt-silver repoussé plaques (16.99) |
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Sleeping Shepherdess in a Moonlit Landscape, probably late 16th century,
Alessandro Masnago (Italian),
Milan,
Agate (38.150.33) |
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Star-Shaped Brooch with Intaglio, setting 960–1000, intaglio 337–361, Ottonian (setting), Byzantine (intaglio), Gold with pearls and star sapphire (1988.15) |
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Textile with Medici emblems, late 15th–early 16th century,
Italian (probably Florence),
Silk satin foundation weave with metal-wrapped thread loops (46.156.70) |
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Triptych with the Passion of Christ, ca. 1475–85,
South Germany,
Mother-of-pearl mounted on gilt wood frame with silk backing and tooled leather covering (2006.249) |
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Watch pin, ca. 1900, Riker Brothers (American), Yellow gold, plique-à-jour enamel, diamonds, pearl, ruby (2001.331) |
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Watch, ca. 1650,
Movement by Nicolas Bernard (French),
Case: enameled gold; Dial: enameled gold, with a single gilded brass hand; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1622) |
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Watch, ca. 1660–70,
Movement by F. L. Meybom, or Maybon; case attributed to Isaac Bergeron, dit d'Argent (French),
Movement: gilded brass, steel, partly blued, and silver; Case: blued steel, gilded brass, rock crystal, silver, and diamonds; Dial: painted enamel and basse-taille enamel on gold, with a single gold hand (17.190.1600) |
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Watch, probably ca. 1670,
Movement by Nikolaus II Rugendas (German),
Case: gold, enameled and set with gemstones; Dial: painted enamel on gold, with a single gold hand; Movement: glided brass and steel, partly blued (17.190.1520) |
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